Thirty Years War...

My friend Oskar have forced several member of our gaming club to start up new 28mm Thirty Years War armys...

I´m not realy inspired at the moment...but I think I will make me a Spanish army under command of the Cardinal-Infante Ferdinand of Spain at the Battle of Nördlingen 1634...I realy like to be able to field some "Tercio Viejos" (Old tercio)... I have not yet decided which minis I will use...more about that later on...

Here are VIP picture of some of Oskars Swedish units...all flags are hand painted on linen...

Gustavus Adolphus of Sweden

Impetus AAR

Last night I and my friend Rikard had the opportunety to play a game of Impetus. We used Rikards lovely painted 28mm Arthurians. They are based according to our"Big-Bases" concept... in short... 80mm front and infantry have depth 50mm and cavalry 80mm.

The armys was only 200points, Rikard used the Sub-Roman British list and I The late Roman list. Rikard had 2xCM* Medium Cavalry, 8xFP Heavy Infantry in large units and 3xFM Medium Foot...the dreeded Irich Mercenarys...My small army was made up of 3xFP* Heavy Infantry, 6xFP Saxon mercenarys in large units, 2xCL Light cavalry with Bows and 1xS Skirmishing Javelinmen... The Battle could begin...


We decided to play on a 180x120 table but was only allowed to deploy in the center part of it.

I (to the right in the picture) deployed as close to the table center that I was allowed as I knew that I had to get my Saxons in the fight to have a chans to win!, my Skirmishers protekted the left flank and the Light cavalry was supposed to ruch forward and start harasing Rikards main line, and maybe inflict some loses to...


Rikards line...It seemed that he was afraid of my Saxons as he deplyed he´s main line way back...it was only a evil plan...


My line waiting to be ordered to move forward.


Some game turns have passed...my army have moved forward as quick as possible...trying to doubble move and got dissordered...

Rikards evil plan worked to some part...he used the cavalry and the Irish to flank my army on both sides....The Irish cut my Skirmishers to pieces, but some of my Saxons retaliated but under heavy losses...


Rickards cavalry and Irish work they way around my flanks...and my only chans was to reach he´s main line and start so slaughter them...


My line start to get thiner and I haven´t even made my main charge yet...


Light cavalry are god to have IF you can use them properly..I can´t obviously... Rikards CinC charges them in the back...


At last some of my troops managed to Charge !!! But thet was soon tear down by a steady wall of sharp spears...Large units are realy steady...


After several turns of fighting one more of my Heavy Foot unit was eliminated...that made my whole army to breake...it was a glorious victory for Rickard ! I lost 11VD and Rikard only 3...




The gaming table after Rikards victory...

It was a realy nice game and it is fun to start playing Impetus again, was almoes 1 year sins last time and I have to study the rules some more. More Impetus here at my blog in the future:)

Swiss reinforcements...

The 3 last bases for matts Later Swiss army are finished...but there will be more in a near future...


CinC from the Canton Unterwalden


Halberds from the Canton Schwirz


A unit of Light Horse

Even more Pikemen

The 4th Swiss Pikemen unit are now finished, from the Canton Zurich this time. Now it is just 1 more pikemen unit, 1 Hallberdunit and 2 Light Horse unit left of the first batch for Matts Later Swiss army...BUT he have talked about that he wants some more pikemen, skirmishers and Lorrainer Knights...



Matts Later Swiss army so far...

Pikemen from Uri

My summer project progressing...today I have finish one more base of Pikemen, this time from the Canton Uri.

Swiss Second in Command

One more Swiss pike unit...this time from the Canton Berne, they will alsoe act as second in command in Matts Later Swiss army.

Swiss unit from Basle

Just finished the first Pike unit to Matts Later Swiss army are from the Canton Basle.

Swiss unit from Appenzell

Today I have finished the first doubble based unit for my friend Matts Later Swiss army...it´s a unit of Halberds from the Canton Appenzell



A mix of minis from Legio Heroica and Mirliton

Later Swiss

I have got some commission painting to do for my friend Matts, I will paint a 15mm Later Swiss army, it will be about a doubble DBA army.

The minis will be mostly a mix of Legio Heroica and Mirliton.

I think the new Legio Heroica Swiss minis was realy nice, realy easy to paint, they are a little bit bigger than the Mirliton minis, but I think thy can be mixed up quite well.

Here are some pictures of the first units, Skirmish Handgunners and Light Artillery. Matts will fix the last on the bases, I hope he like tha painting, he has not seen the minis yet...

AAR Late Romans vs. Barbarians

Last weekend I had the opportunity to use my 28mm Late Romans and Barbarians, as I and Matts try out he´s ancient rules CTT.

Unfourtunely I forget my camera and had to use the camera in the cell phone...only got about 5 OK pictures...

Here they are...

The deployment. Matts commanded the Barbarian hord, placing he´s main battle line of warriors in the middle, keeping most of he´s skirmishers in ambush and he´s Cavalry of board on he´s right flank.

I commanded the Romans, deploying a skirmish line in front of the warbands with support och my heavy cavalry, my Auxillias in the middle, 4 units of Legioners in the village and 2 units of Huns on the far side of the village.


The thin roman line waiting for the Barbarian hord to attack...


The Barbarian main line...


The Barbarian Hord advance against the weak Roman line...


The Roman Legioners, leaves the village and start to attack the Barbarians flanks... The Huns races for the Barbarian camp and manages to loot it in the last turn.

No more pictures of any use...It was a hard fight and at first it looked liked a easy victory for the Barbarians...but the Roman managed to change the tide by some impetuous charges by the heavy Cavalry...so it all ended in a minor victory for the Romans:)

Realy nice game the looked good on the table, we have agreed to tryout the same armys with the Impetus rules, I hope to have the camera with me that time...